1956 Augusta Tigers Roster
Team Record: 74-66
Finished 4th in the SAL
Manager: Frank Skaff (0-0), Willis Hudlin (0-0), Bill Norman (0-0)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Augusta, Georgia
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 65,610, Avg. 937
Playoffs - Columbus Foxes 1 game, Augusta Tigers 0
The Augusta Tigers of the South Atlantic League ended the 1956 season with a record of 74 wins and 66 losses, finishing fourth in the SAL.
The Tigers plated 606 runs and surrendered 524 runs. Bobo Osborne led all regular batters by hitting .251. John Tsitouris topped Augusta with 13 wins and a team-best 1.51 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers.
Jim Stump, John Tsitouris, Bobo Osborne, Walt Streuli, Jim Proctor, Chuck Daniel, Steve Demeter, Jim McManus, Bob Bruce, George Alusik, Coot Veal, Kent Hadley, Ken Walters, Ron Shoop, Bob Shaw, Jerry Davie and Don Lee were all players from the 1956 Augusta Tigers who played in the Majors during their careers.
Frank Skaff, Willis Hudlin and Bill Norman served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Alusik | R | R | February 11, 1935 | 6'3" | 175 | Ashley, PA US |
| Bob Bruce | R | R | May 16, 1933 | 6'3" | 200 | Detroit, MI US |
| Kenneth Chapman | R | April 26, 1921 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Harry Coe | L | L | February 13, 1933 | 6'1" | 163 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Gill Daley | L | February 20, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 | Screven County, GA US | |
| Chuck Daniel | R | R | September 17, 1933 | 6'2" | 195 | Bluffton, AR US |
| Jerry Davie | R | R | February 10, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | Detroit, MI US |
| Steve Demeter | R | R | January 27, 1935 | 5'9" | 185 | Homer City, PA US |
| Richard Duffy | L | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| John Fickinger | R | R | October 11, 1933 | 6'3" | 195 | Ashland, PA US |
| Horace Garner | R | R | July 17, 1923 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Kent Hadley | L | L | December 17, 1934 | 6'3" | 190 | Pocatello, ID US |
| Robert Hamley | R | R | May 21, 1932 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Stew Hein | R | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| William Hoffer | R | November 17, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Keith Jones | L | 5'9" | 155 | |||
| Emil Karlik | L | L | June 7, 1932 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Don Lee | R | R | February 26, 1934 | 6'4" | 205 | Globe, AZ US |
| Paul Lepley | L | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Joe Lewis | R | R | March 24, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | Fall River, MA US |
| Ben Mateosky | R | R | March 21, 1933 | 6'2" | 202 | Uniontown, PA US |
| Jim McManus | L | L | July 20, 1935 | 6'4" | 215 | Brookline, MA US |
| Gene Neff | R | February 28, 1932 | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Francis Oneto | R | October 28, 1930 | 6'0" | 168 | Sonora, CA US | |
| Bobo Osborne | L | R | October 12, 1935 | 6'1" | 205 | Chattahoochee, GA US |
| Alfred Paschal | R | R | October 30, 1934 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Jim Proctor | R | R | September 9, 1935 | 6'0" | 165 | Brandywine, MD US |
| Ron Rozman | R | R | January 18, 1932 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Bill Sells | R | December 30, 1930 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Tom Sharkey | R | R | 6'0" | 186 | ||
| Bob Shaw | R | R | June 29, 1933 | 6'2" | 195 | Bronx, NY US |
| Ron Shoop | R | R | September 19, 1931 | 5'11" | 180 | Rural Valley, PA US |
| Max Simmons | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| James Spyhalski | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Walt Streuli | R | R | September 26, 1935 | 6'2" | 195 | Memphis, TN US |
| Jim Stump | R | R | February 10, 1932 | 6'0" | 188 | Lansing, MI US |
| Bill Thurston | L | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Vincent Trakan | R | R | 6'2" | 188 | ||
| John Tsitouris | R | R | May 4, 1936 | 6'0" | 175 | Monroe, NC US |
| Tom Van Remmen | R | R | April 2, 1934 | 6'1" | 170 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Coot Veal | R | R | July 9, 1932 | 6'1" | 165 | Sandersville, GA US |
| Carl Wagner | L | R | July 6, 1933 | 5'8" | 180 | Brighton, WI US |
| Ken Walters | R | R | November 11, 1933 | 6'1" | 180 | Fresno, CA US |
| Robert White | R | 6'1" | 210 | |||
| Ron Witucki | R | R | July 19, 1934 | 5'10" | 180 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
